Psalms 27:1 — King James Version← Study notes

“The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?”

Psalms 27:1 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Psalms 27:111 words

HebrewMeaning

לְ/דָוִ֨דlədāwid

of DavidpronH1732

יְהוָ֤הyəhwāh

YahwehnounH3068

the Lord. Compare

אוֹרִ֣/יʾwōriy

is light mynounH216

clear · day · light · morning ···

וְ֭/יִשְׁעִ/יwəyišəʿiy

and salvation myconjH3468

salvation · saving

מִ/מִּ֣יmimiy

from whom?pronH4310

he · him · O that! what · which ···

אִירָ֑אʾiyrāʾ

will I be afraidverbH3372

be afraid · dread · fear(-ful · -fully ···

יְהוָ֥הyəhwāh

YahwehnounH3068

the Lord. Compare

מָֽעוֹזmāʿwōz

is the refuge ofnounH4581

fort · rock · strength · strong

חַ֝יַּ֗/יḥayay

life mynounH2416

age · appetite · beast · company ···

מִ/מִּ֥יmimiy

from whom?pronH4310

he · him · O that! what · which ···

אֶפְחָֽדʾepəḥād

will I be in dreadverbH6342

stand in awe · fear · make to shake

ℹWords are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Church Fathers on Psalms 27:1

Of David himself, before he was anointed. 1. Christ's young soldier speaks, on his coming to the faith. “The Lord is my light, and my salvation: whom shall I fear?” Psalm 26:1. The Lord will give me both knowledge of Himself, and salvation: who shall take me from Him? “The Lord is the Protector of my life: of whom shall I be afraid?” The Lord will repel all the assaults and snares of mine enemy: of no man shall I be afraid. 2. “Whilst the guilty approach unto me to eat up…
Augustine · 4th century · Exposition on Psalm 27

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